School/Work Lunch Ideas

Back to school means back to packing school lunches. As a new mom and a nutritionist, it is super important to me that my family gets the best nutrition from our meals. With my son startin daycare a month ago, I now have to figure out packing food for him! It is much easier for me to make us healthy food for lunch at home, and having to come up with nutritious meals that he can eat at daycare was intimidating! I try to make it easier on myself by packing him many of the same foods I pack myself, which are usually left over from dinner. Below I am sharing some of our packed lunch ideas to give you some new inspiration for your child’s school lunch or your own work lunch. After all, the healthiest thing you can have for lunch is often brought from home.

For optimal nutrition I always make sure to pack a protein, carbohydrate, and vegetable for his (and my!) lunch. Then snacks are whatever fruit we have on hand, some healthy fat and probiotics from the yogurt, immune support from the elderberry and a little fun with the bunny grahams. The zucchini bread and muffins I made at home – both are gluten and dairy free. When I made each recipe I made a batch and froze half, that way if there’s a day that I’m short on food I have something ready to go!